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Creamy Bean soup

~ Sophie ~ 1 Comment

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It’s been raining a lot lately and I find myself taking more soupy food than before. So a radical thought came to my mind and I was like ‘why not blend beans and have bean soup?!’ and so the ideas was born. Be warned that this soup is extremely thick and rich.

vegetables

  • 2 Tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 small tomato chopped
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp ginger powder
  • 1/2 medium capsicum chopped
  • 1 small carrot chopped
  • 2 C. beans cooked and drained
  • A pinch of pepper (optional)
  • 1 small potato chopped, boiled and drained
  • 1C. warm water

Directions

In a pot, combine the first five ingredients  and sauté for two minutes. Add the next three ingredients. Stir for another two minutes. Add the beans and pepper and continue stirring for another two minutes. Now add 1/2 C water and let simmer for ten minutes while stirring occasionally. Remove from fire and let cool for at least five minutes. In a blender or food processor, Combine the boiled and chopped potato with the beans. Add the remaining 1/2 C of water(you may want to add more water till you achieve your desired consistency). Return the soup on low fire and let simmer for another five minutes.

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Serve hot and garnish with croutons.

Have a great weekend.

🙂

Sophie

Creamy Potato Soup

~ Sophie ~ 5 Comments

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I have a confession. I am not much of a potato eater. Yep not at all. Unless…unless you add milk, I’m hooked. I know you must be thinking ‘gross’ but hey there are way grosser things than this. Yes? No?

And since potatoes + milk are my thing, creamy potato soup is ideal. I thought I should share a recipe.

Ingredients

4 small potatoes

1 C Milk

1 small onion chopped

1 Clove garlic chopped

1 Small carrot chopped

1 Small green paper chopped

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp cooking oil

Directions:

  • Peel and boil the potatoes till soft to the touch. let cool
  • In a blender, combine the potatoes, milk and salt. Blend till pureed
  • In a pot, fry the garlic, onion, carrot, green paper in cooking oil and season with ginger. Saute for two minutes.
  • Add the potato puree
  • Keep stirring till al the flavors have fully blended.
  • You may want to add more water in case the soup is too thick for your liking
  • Let the soup simmer for 7 minutes. Allow time to cool
  • Serve warm
  • Garnish with carrot sticks and roasted sesame seeds

Now doesn’t that sound and taste yum?!

🙂

Sophie

Lets Talk: Asian Food

~ Sophie ~ 5 Comments

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There is something about Asian food that is so comforting…like comfort food. Seriously. Asian food is the kind you can indulge in and not feel guilty at all(…well almost).I have had a privilege, in this short life of me, of tasting different Asian dishes and i can testify that they are worth trying.
What captures me the most are the flavours– the sweet, the spicy , the hot , the sour, the sweet and spicy and the way they are prepared. The rich culture behind every dish and the ingredients used. The magic is also in the people behind every dish that is prepared with skill, vigour, love and celebration of culture.
I came across this site (thank goodness for the internet!) and all memories flooded back. I remembered the instant noodles that helped us survive high school and impromptu hungers! The bihon, the kimchi(if you tolerate hot food, it’s quite tasty!), the tapuki, the gadogado, the chicken adobo, the curried egg, the noodles, the sushi(yep real raw sushi..ate it once and it was nice), and all the coconut treats. I could go on and on. Point is Asian food is amazing, homey comforting fulfilling and yet still artistic.
I have been fascinated by food ever since I was little(does that make me a foodie?) and my goal is to at least taste food from every country with God’s grace and discovering Indochine Kitchen has made it easier to achieve this. That means I will be trying out new recipes. Yey!
What have you discovered lately?

🙂

Sophie